
WHO
The European Union Delegation to the State of Israel and ISERD are delighted to invite you to the Horizon Europe Framework Programme Launch Event.

How to mobilise European and Israeli Research and Innovation excellence and build on success stories, to fully tap into Horizon Europe’s novel opportunities

HOW
A half-day online and TV studio interactive event to celebrate the start of a new exciting chapter in EU-Israeli cooperation in R&I, within the recently signed Association Agreement.

WHERE
This is an invitation only event. Register here.
We look forward to seeing you on our Horizon Europe Channel!
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Get a 360° overview of Horizon Europe key novelties, expectations and structure.
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Learn about great success stories from Horizon 2020 participants.
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Contribute to setting common priorities for future cooperation and preparing the ground for stronger synergies between Israeli and European innovation ecosystems.
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Debate and explore new collaboration strands to benefit from scaled up activities, investments as well as business links between innovation entities and enterprises, under Horizon Europe
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Participate in matchmaking between European and Israeli organisations around thematic (green, health, innovation) Horizon Europe calls.

Dimiter Tzantchev
Ambassador, European Union Delegation to the State of Israel

Yael Ravia-Zadok
Deputy Director General, Head of Economic Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel

Avi Hasson
Chief Executive Officer, Start-Up Nation Central

Martin Kern
Director, European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Yehuda Lindell
Cryptographer at Coinbase and Professor at Bar-Ilan University

Nili Shalev
Managing Director ISERD and VP Israel Innovation Authority

Signe Ratso
Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

Julien Guerrier
Director of the Common Policy Centre, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

Robert-Jan Smits
President of the Eindhoven University of Technology

Lauren Izso
International Journalist & TV Host
Time in agenda is in UTC+2 (Brussels Time) and UTC+3 (Israel Time)
8:45 CET 9:45 ISR Welcome Remarks
Yael RAVIA-ZADOK | Deputy Director General, Head of Economic Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
H.E. Dimiter TZANCHEV | Ambassador, European Union Delegation to the State of Israel
Lauren ISZO | Master of Ceremony
9:05 CET 10:05 ISR Fireside Chat: The EU-Israel Cooperation in R&I in the New Global Context
Avi HASSON | Chief Executive Officer, Start-Up Nation Central
Robert-Jan SMITS | President, Eindhoven University of Technology
9:35 CET 10:35 ISR Panel Discussion: Horizon Europe: Keeping the Momentum of Our Successful Partnership
Signe RATSO | Deputy Director General, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Nili SHALEV | Managing Director ISERD and VP Israel Innovation Authority
Yehuda LINDELL | Cryptographer at Coinbase and Professor at Bar-Ilan University
Martin KERN | Director, European Institute of Innovation and Technology
10:25 CET 11:25 ISR A 360° Overview of Horizon Europe Key Novelties, Expectations and Structure
Julien GUERRIER | Director of the Common Policy Centre, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
10:45 CET 11:45 ISR Parallel Discussion Sessions: Stronger Synergies between EU and Israeli R&I Ecosystems

Green-Up Our Ecosystems and Communities
Build lighthouses and co-create breakthrough solutions for healthy soils, sustainable food systems, climate resilient communities, restored waters and biodiversity.
Speakers:
Alan BELWARD, Acting Director, Joint Research Center, Sustainable Resources Directorate, European Commission
Laura HETEL, Policy Officer, Urban & Mobility Systems, DG Research and Innovation
Ido SELLA, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, ECONCRETE
Anastasios KENTARCHOS, Adviser - Climate Science and Innovation, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Anna ABELMANN-BROCKMANN, Senior Scientific Coordinator Bavaria-Israel at the Bavarian Research Alliance
Moderator: Uriel KLAR, Director, PlaneTech

Accelerating Health Innovation and Fostering Healthier Lives
Pilot, produce and market innovative technologies to improve diseases prevention, diagnosis and cure (i.e. cancer), while promoting people’ well-being and securing accessible healthcare.
Speakers:
Sandra CALDEIRA, Deputy Head of Unit, Health in Society Unit, Joint Research Center, European Commission
Doron ADLER, CEO and Founder of SANOLLA
Dorit AVNI, Head, Sphingolipids, Natural-Biocompounds and Immune Modulation Laborator, Migal Research Institute
Simona RABINOVICI-COHEN, Researcher and Architect, IBM Research
Moderator: Hagit SCHWIMMER, Director of Department at ISERD, Health, Food-Agriculture, Energy and Climate Action

European Innovation Council: from Early-Stage Research to Start-Up and Scale-Up
Sizing the full potential of EU-Israeli start-ups cooperation within the EIC Accelerator and Path Finder
Speakers:
Adi BAREL, Managing Director, EIT Hub Israel
Stéphane OUAKI, Head of Unit Financial Instruments, European Innovation Council
Nirit OSSI, Head of sector and National Contact Point- Innovative Europe: EIC Accelerator, European Innovation Ecosystems at ISERD, Israel Innovation Authority
Oren GAVRIELY, Co-Founder & CEO, Nanoscent
Doron BEN-DAVID, Co-Founder & CEO, Indoor Robotics
Moderator: Michal SEROR, Senior Director, Engagement Solutions, Start-Up Nation Central
11:45 CET 12:45 ISR Key Messages from the Parallel Panels
12:00 CET 13:00 ISR Concluding Remarks
Andrea CARIGNANI DI NOVOLI | Scientific Counsellor, EU Delegation to the State of Israel